title: [Wood dusts and neoplasms of the nose and paranasal sinuses: field investigations and laboratory experiments].
abstract: Nose and paranasal sinus cancers are among the diseases related to exposure to wood dusts. The aim of this study was to evaluate exposure to hardwood dust by workers in small carpentry industries in central Italy (Tuscany, Italy) employing from one to ten workers each, and to investigate pathogenetic mechanisms. The efficacy of ventilation systems was assessed and exposure levels determined. Exposure conditions of hardwood workers were then reproduced in the laboratory and a physical/kinetic model prepared to simulate patterns of air uptake by workers. Various parameters were then measured to investigate possible risk factors that may be related to the onset of the disease. In addition to particle size of wood dust, a factor that requires further investigation is the temperatures reached by wood dust during processing, which may lead to the formation of new harmful molecules.
authors.affiliation: Dottorando Università di Parma Scienze della Prevenzione.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vitelli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sarrini
mesh_terms: D003252:Construction Materials; D004391:Dust; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000009:adverse effects; D012307:Risk Factors; D014934:Wood / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D004391:Dust; D052638:Particulate Matter